oh i know, i just did it like that cause i didnt wanna waste a whole loaf of bread lol.

Thanks again for all the information. My plan is to go to the barge this evening, and just fish for buffs. Not planning on taking my catfish fish gear, but it may wind up in the truck. I hope to go back tomorrow and do it all over again. I haven't been this anxious to catch a fish in a long time. If you see me please say hello.

Mike

Fished 9 hours Friday night and 6 hours mid day Saturday at the Lewisville barge. No buffalo. Met some real nice people that shared their dough bait with me, besides one of the recipes I got from here, also tried Dillies. May have gotten bites and missed them. Didn't have a clue that apparently, buffalo bite very lightly. Now it has gotten personal. I am not interested in catfish or crappie, until I catch a buff. Realized yesterday that the lake on Luna road is about 5 miles from my house. I am going to try there, closer and cheaper.
Overheard some gentlemen discussing the old bait house at Sandy Lake,or Sandy Creek lake and the way they talked, everyone knew where it was. Can someone tell me what/where they are talking about? Maybe I won't be the only person in the area in the dark.

Good luck catching buffs.

Sandy Lake Bait Store is off Sandy Lake Rd between Coppell and Carrollton next to the dam off the Elm Fork River.

Thanks Budlitego.

Tracy S, I'm gonna try your bait tommorow..what kinda of water should I look for ? Fishing from bank at Benbrook..? Any Carb 101 tips would be helpful..just wanna have the line jerked !!

There are some good buffs in the Trinity at the park by the Sandy Lake bait shop. I've caught a bunch there using dough bait flavored with garlic powder.

Doesnt matter. Calm water is good for free lining. If your free lining dough bait. As the line tightens. Set the hook and get ready for a good fight lol.

Went and tried Mineral Wells State Park today...I had the famous dough bait and calm water (muddy) and even chummed with corn....No Luck should have went to Benbrook !

I have been traveling the last couple of weeks but am back home now. Ready to start my buff quest again. Read on this forum, I think, that you can fish with range cubes. Please share how this is done. Mostly they break on me when I try to drill a hole large enough for the hook, the one or two I did get drilled, seemd to completely overpower my # 6 hook. Couldn't see the hook under the cube. Being a rookie isn't for sissies.

Thanks

Mike

you need to use the hair rig to use range cubes. make a hair about a inch to 2 inches, drill a 1/16 hole in the cube, then use a baiting needle to thread the hair thru the hole, then put a small bead or a piece of maize on the bottom of the cube, with a bait stop.

here is a video on how to make the knotless know aka hair rig.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqtfW9ucHkE

What he said. It wont work without a hair rig. A 1" cube should do OK, but you dont have to use cubes. A hair rig on the other hand is almost a necessity the way that buffs bite.

Thanks Chris. I will pratice these rigs this afternoon, and try them this weekend.

Mike...I am in the same frame of mind. I have not caught a buff yet but am trying everything I can to get me one. I changed all my rigs and tackle just to try a go at one those awesome fish.